Sem 2 final ethics and morality

Giving up one's faith when threatened with persecution

The practice of self-discipline and self-denial to the extreme

the resolution of right and wrong in conduct through equivocal reasoning; stating moral responsibility in a concrete way

The process by witch nominalists grouped various unique exiting things

acknowledging and telling one's sins to a priest

Choosing the more likely moral of two options; the theory which held that one could follow personal conscience, or freedom, as long as it was more likely to be moral than the other option

a pardon releasing a person from punishments due for a sin

extreme asceticism, self-discipline

A form of preaching to non-believers

Personal freedom is emphasized over obligation

The ultimate consequence of nominalism, acting directly off of the law

A philosophy which held that their were 2 God's 1 good and 1 evil

Textbooks that summarized the prudent and reasonable position on issues of the day

This refers to doing the least possible

Complete individualism (immediate) and legalism (ultimate): there are no universal concepts, every existing thing is unique, the only way to transcend the uniqueness is though "collection", we simply group various unique existing things and name them "trees," etc.

voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing

books with list of sins and corresponding penances

The theory which held that one could follow personal conscience, or freedom, only if it was more likely (probablier) to be moral than the obligation

the theory which held that one could follow personal conscience, or freedom, as long as it was likely (probable) to be moral

the act of agreement after a quarrel, the resolution of a dispute

An approach to moral behavior that one was always advised to follow moral law

Books whose primary function was to summarize systematic theology

Term that refers to the theology/philosophy of Thomas Aquinas

Name given to decisions from the Council of Trent

An action done by a human (through human agency) but without freedom and/or knowledge

These are associated with specific actions or moments; situational

knowledge of art and beauty dependent on the knower

to have meaningful options; the agent has more than one alternative

these are aspects of an individual's personality; depend on the person

ignorance, fear, passion, external force, greed

an action performed by a human in a truly human way

these limit and inhibit the humanity of human acts

to have Intense emotion

intellectual knowledge that is subservient to the knower

a bad habit

a good habit

doers of acts, seen as objects, especially in scholastic theology

subjects of acts, precede, ground, and transcend actions

An action done by a human (through human agency) but without freedom and/or knowledge

the knowledge involved in human acts, knowledge that "we know that we know"

awareness not available to us as a direct object of reflection, knowledge that we don't know that we know, knowledge of our core human person

acts in which a human being is formed

The quote, "I will be your God, and you will be My people," describes what, what is sin a failure to live up to

The basis for the deontological theories

worshipping something in place of God

The sin that damages our relationship with God, more serious acts

the freedom of the human act, associated with doing. organizes and choses among categories

the freedom associated with our personhood, our being, transcends all categories

This describes the attitude which gives one's life direction, significance, and definition.

A human act in which a person is being formed

gives actions their human importance

Another name for the depth the humans have ,According to Karl Rainer what is it that is the condition of possibility

characteristic of adults with maturity

When all of the elements that make us up as persons work together

A legal or moral responsibility or duty, morality is a consequence of this

the only way to remove what was through baptism

seen as the greatest sin

refers to those that are small and petty in nature

religious instruction

Lust

the only determinant of morality

a judgment of reason whereby the human person recognizes the moral quality of a concrete act that he is going to perform

general sense of value, awe ness of personal responsibility, awe rests of universals

process by which an individual seeks concrete personal values, erroneous and misinformed, seeks truth

event of concrete judgement of a specific person pertaining to his own immediate action, infallible, we must follow

Latin word for conscience (with knowledge)

the normal feeling that arises from the conscience when a person acts against internal values

immunity from error and any possibility of error when speaking church dogma

ignorance which cannot be dispelled, someone ignorant of his own ignorance

conscience in Hebrew scripture, also means heart

the habit of conscience, basic sense of responsibility for human person

Greek word for conscience, act of conscience, evaluate an action

ignorance which can and should be dispelled

the rules of a particular society developed for the common good

rules made by God (Jewish ritual, sacraments)

Laws that govern one's life in the community of faith are what kind of laws?

these laws are self evident and self justifying

demand of creation, experienced in the lives of human persons and promulgated through the light of human reason

civil law, regulations and customs specific to a single group or society

law of the nations, laws that are common to all people

natural law, a "rule of action common to man and all the animals"

Bishop of Milan, first of Christian casuists, focused on duties of the believer (homilies)

(1225-1274) influenced by Aristotelian thought, author of summa theologiae, said theology is understanding, sod highest human achievement is thought, purpose of theology is understanding

(354-430) had a negative tendency towards rigorism, manichean dualist perspective, relationship between fault and works grace and freedom of sin and virtue,

Franciscan scholar, influenced by platonic thought, believed the central characteristic of people is their will, their power to decide and act

persuaded Gregory XI to return to Rome in 1378

encouraged integrating pagan insights and culture into Christianity, optimistic vision of life

first Pope of Avignon papacy

founder of the order of preachers

founder of the Franciscan and the order of friars minor

sought balanced and reasonable approach, prudent moderation, supported equiprobabilism

posted 95 theses on oct. 31 1517, sought perfection rathe than minimums, believed in salvation through faith and not good works

election ended the western schism

mother of Augustine

said ethical Christians must live apart from the world

He believed that the gap between Christianity and natural science was great. Man was not the physical center of the world, but his mind had penetrated the world's laws. he said man was merely a reed, but a thinking reed. Wrote Pensees

described penance in the early church

leading advocate of nominalism

Clement of Alexandria, Origen, Ambrose, Augustine

significantly developed natural law, said natural law "is the rational creatures participation in the eternal law", said eternal law is "...the divine wisdom, as directing all actions and movements"